THE hunt is on for an absconded prisoner with a history of sex offences and connections to Malvern.
Avon and Somerset Constabulary is asking for the public's help in locating an absconder from HMP Leyhill.
Richard Anthony Lloyd, aged 33, was last seen at the prison in South Gloucestershire at about 5.45pm on Friday.
Lloyd is currently serving a custodial sentence for serious sexual offences, harassment and assault.
He is described as a white male, approximately 5ft 8ins, of proportionate build, with a shaved head.
He has links to the Malvern, Kidderminster, West Bromwich and Telford areas.
Anyone who might have any information as to his whereabouts is asked to call police immediately on 101.
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